Kris Elsberry and Elisabeth Small of the School of Music have just returned from Germany as part of an exchange program with the Hochschule fuer Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden.
Since 1993, the School of Music has had an exchange program with the school for both students and faculty. This year Elsberry and Small spent seven days at the Hochschule, observing classes, meeting with students in seminar settings, teaching one-on-one and performing a recital on April 11. Prior to going to Dresden they performed in Magdeburg, a sister city of Nashville.
School of Music Faculty Spend Time in Germany
BU Student Nominated for Strobel Award
Heather Coleman, President of Belmont Volunteers for Literacy, and the student who spearheaded this year’s Family Literacy Day, is a finalist for the Mary Catherine Strobel Youth Volunteer of the Year award. The awards luncheon will take place April 18 at the Franklin Marriott Hotel.
Biology Students Present at the ASB Annual Meeting
Amanda Stinnett, Bethany Thomas and Kristal Wicks, senior biology majors, presented posters on their research completed with Dr. Darlene Panvini, assistant professor of biology, at the 67th Association of Southeastern Biologists (ASB) Annual Meeting in Gatlinburg, Tenn., March 29-April 1. The conference had the largest attendance and most poster and presentation submissions ever.
McWhorter Honored by Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter at Belmont
Stuart McWhorter, co-founder and president of Franklin, TN-based Clayton Associates was installed as an honorary inductee of Beta Gamma Sigma, an honor society serving AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accredited business programs. The induction ceremony was at 5:00 p.m. on April 11th at Belmont University. “Stuart is a wonderful friend of the university,” says Pat Raines, Dean of the College of Business Administration at Belmont. “He is an outstanding mentor to our business students both for his many successes in the business arena and for his community work. He is a true inspiration to our students.”
Dr. Cornwall’s Indispensable Blog
The Entrepreneurial Mind, a daily weblog by Dr. Jeff Cornwall, director of Belmont’s Center for Entrepreneurship, gets a mention on the website of U.S. News & World Report magazine, which calls the blog “indispensable.” U.S. News is only the latest business publication to recognize the value of the blog. Last year, Forbes.com chose Cornwall’s blog as one its seven favorite small-business and entrepreneurship blogs, and more recently Business Tennessee , in its March 2006 issue, said, “Anyone who starts or runs a small business without making Cornwall daily reading does so at his or her own peril.” You can read more about Dr. Cornwall’s blog here.
Students in Free Enterprise Team Win Regionals, Head to Nationals,
Belmont University’s Students in Free Enterprise Team has won first place in the southeast regional SIFE competition, and will next compete in the national competition in Kansas City, Mo., May 21-23. This is an incredible achievement for a team created only one year ago. The Belmont team is coached by assistant finance professor John Gonas. About 800 universities around the country take part in similar events. SIFE also sponsors a World Cup that involves universities from other countries. Last year’s international winner was University of Zimbabwe.
School of Music Well Represented at Regional Vocal Competition
The Belmont University School of Music was well represented at the Mid-South Region of the National Association of Teachers of Singing competition held March 31, 2006, at Carson Newman College.
From the studio of Dr. Lawrence Bond, Jake Griffin won the Adult Beginners Division and Emily Apuzzo place second in the Senior Women’s Division.
Dr. Kristi Whitten‘s student, Ashely Kozak, won third place in the Sophomore Women’s Division.
Other students who competed were Samantha Crowder, Sarah DeVore, Reness Hussey, Meagan MacKinnon, Amanda Miller and Michael Wentz.
The competition is designed to assist classical singers preparing to launch a professional career. Over 300 singers from Kentucky and Tennessee colleges and universities competed at the Mid-South Region competition.
Belmont University/TBC Background Information
Belmont University’s Board of Trustees is unanimously committed to broadening and deepening the Christian mission of the university. We look forward to a newly defined relationship with Tennessee Baptists to fulfill our mission as a “student-centered Christian community providing an academically challenging education that enables men and women of diverse backgrounds to engage and transform the world with disciplined intelligence, compassion, courage and faith.” We invite you to consider the following information in response to questions you may have.
Littlejohn Honored at Conference
Dr. Ronnie Littlejohn, chair of the philosophy department at Belmont University, was recently honored as the “Volunteer of the Year” at the Association of Regional Centers of the Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP) at the Sheraton Hotel in Nashville.
The ASDP is a joint program of the University of Hawaii and the East-West Center initiated in 1990 to increase American understanding of the Asia-Pacific region through college and university faculty development. The ASDP mission is to infuse Asian content and perspectives into the core curriculum at Amercian two-year and four-year colleges and universities through programs that help faculty expand and refine their knowledge and teaching of Asia. The ASDP network includes over 400 colleges in 49 states with 20 schools designated as ASDP regional centers.
Alpha Chi Member Recognized Nationally
Belmont University Alpha Chi member Scott Goudeau was recently recognized as one of nine Alfred H. Nolle Scholars for 2006. Goudeau’s winning scholarly essay was read at the meeting of the Alpha Chi National Council in San Antonio.
Alpha Chi membership is the highest academic honor awarded by Belmont University. Its requirements are to be in the top 10 percent of any major in the junior and senior classes and to demonstrate outstanding moral character.
